Lambert, V., Collier, C., Brodie, J., Adams, M.P., Baird, M., Bainbridge, Z., Carter, A., Lewis, S., Rasheed, M., Saunders, M., and O'Brien, K. (2020) Connecting Sediment Load Targets to Ecological Outcomes for Seagrass. Report. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

[Extract] The ecological health of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is threatened by multiple pressures originating from locations both within and adjacent to the coastal zone, as well as global-scale pressures from climate change. Pollutant loads discharged from rivers are among the greatest risks to seagrass meadows of the GBR and have caused declines in seagrass area and density throughout the GBR, with variable levels of recovery depending on both the region and subsequent pressures. Turbidity plumes in particular are problematic for seagrass, as fine sediment reduces light available to seagrass and is easily resuspended. Seagrass decline has cascading consequences, including dugong and turtle mortality, and reductions in dugong fecundity.

Item ID:	70857
Item Type:	Report (Report)
ISBN:	978-1-925514-57-5
Keywords:	seagrass, Great Barrier Reef, Cleveland Bay, desired state, target, sediment, water quality
Copyright Information:	Creative Commons Attribution. Connecting Sediment Load Targets to Ecological Outcomes for Seagrass is licensed by James Cook University and the University of Queensland for use under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia licence. For licence conditions see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Funders:	National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Tropical Water Quality (TWQ) Hub
Projects and Grants:	NESP 3.2.1
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2021 02:54
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410401 Conservation and biodiversity @ 25% 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4102 Ecological applications > 410203 Ecosystem function @ 50% 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410404 Environmental management @ 25%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1802 Coastal and estuarine systems and management > 180201 Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems @ 100%
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